Heal with Grace

Grace Secker
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Heal With Grace is a podcast that invites listeners into the world of holistic healing. Hosted by Grace Secker, a trained holistic psychotherapist, yoga therapist, and nervous system coach, each episode delves into the interconnected realms of mental, physical, and spiritual health. The podcast offers a unique blend of personal stories, professional insights, and practical tools for healing.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    111. How Stress Creates Inflammation with Christa Biegler

    In this episode, Grace sits down with Christa Biegler, RD—an award-winning dietitian, root cause nutritionist, and host of The Less Stressed Life Podcast—to explore the powerful connection between stress, inflammation, and chronic symptoms. Christa shares her own healing journey through multiple health crises, including severe skin breakouts and burnout, and how these experiences transformed her approach to working with clients. Together, they unpack the "health triad"—the intersection of nutrition/chemical factors, structural/environmental elements, and emotional/energetic components—and why addressing all three is essential for lasting healing. In this episode, they discuss: The root causes of inflammation and why it's actually a secondary signal, not the core issueHow stress chemistry directly impacts the gut, immune system, and skin healthWhy food sensitivities are often symptoms of deeper imbalances—not the root causeThe connection between restrictive diets, fear, and worsening symptomsA grounded, non-fear-based approach to mold and environmental toxinsHow unconscious stress (relationships, jobs, living situations) manifests physicallyThe shift from "fix me" to self-empowerment in the healing journeyWhy nervous system regulation work accelerates physiological healingThis conversation bridges the gap between functional nutrition and mind-body healing, offering a holistic perspective on why your body isn't betraying you—it's trying to communicate with you. About Christa Biegler Christa Biegler, RD, LN is an award-winning registered dietitian, root cause nutritionist, and the owner of Less Stressed Life Nutrition. She helps people resolve food sensitivities, inflammation, and eczema without unnecessary restriction, endless supplementation, or costly testing. She is also the author of The Eczema Relief Diet & Cookbook and host of The Less Stressed Life Podcast. Connect with Christa: Website: christabiegler.comInstagram: @anti.inflammatory.nutritionistPodcast: The Less Stressed LifeResources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Course - Regulate your nervous system now Work with us in private min-body coaching Subscribe to my Substack for the deeper how-to's Download the FreeMe app for chronic fatigue FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    37 min

  2. 3 FEB

    110. What Recovery Actually Looks Like from Nervous System Based Pain & Illness

    There's a myth that recovery means waking up one day and never having symptoms again—that once the nervous system is "healed," pain and discomfort just stop. But holding onto that belief can actually keep the body stuck in vigilance mode. In this episode, Grace explores what recovery really looks like after years of chronic symptoms. She shares her own recent experience with a painful neck flare-up and how she moved through it without spiraling or letting it derail her life. This is the honest, grounded version of healing that often goes unspoken. Grace discusses why the expectation of perfect healing creates more pressure in the body, how time-based goals can work against progress, and what it means when care becomes intuitive rather than rigid. She offers a powerful reframe: recovery isn't the absence of sensation—it's the absence of fear. The goal isn't protecting yourself from life, but building the capacity to fully live it. Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Course - Regulate your nervous system now Work with us in private min-body coaching Subscribe to my Substack for the deeper how-to's Download the FreeMe app for chronic fatigue FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    22 min

  3. 27 JAN

    109. How to Recover from ME/CFS with Rebecca Tolin

    Rebecca Tolin recovered from 13 years of ME/CFS after seeing 50 practitioners and trying everything from anti-viral IVs to 30 supplements a day. In this episode, she shares what finally worked—and why the nervous system holds the key to lasting relief. Grace and Rebecca explore how chronic fatigue develops in the brain and body, why chasing diagnoses like Epstein-Barr, mold, and Lyme often keeps people stuck, and what it actually takes to reclaim your life after years of debilitating symptoms. In this episode: ✨ How ME/CFS and post-viral syndromes become learned patterns in the brain ✨ Why fear and the medical journey itself can perpetuate symptoms ✨ The difference between pacing (which keeps you stuck) and graded exposure (which helps you heal) ✨ Rebecca's "safe zone strategy" for challenging yourself without overwhelming your system ✨ How to use the symptom timeline to uncover emotional roots ✨ What recovery actually looks like—and why symptoms can become wise messengers Rebecca Tolin is a mind-body coach who helps people with CFS, long COVID, and other neuroplastic conditions reclaim well-being, self-compassion, and inner wisdom. She's the creator of the Be Your Own Medicine course, blending neuroscience with somatic meditation, emotional awareness, brain training, and nervous system regulation.  Connect with Rebecca:  Website: www.rebeccatolin.com  Newsletter: www.rebeccatolin.com/newsletter  Try a free somatic meditation: www.rebeccatolin.com/blog  YouTube: Rebecca Tolin Youtube Email inquiries: course@rebeccatolin.com Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Course - Regulate your nervous system now Work with us in private min-body coaching Subscribe to my Substack for the deeper how-to's Download the FreeMe app for chronic fatigue FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    43 min

  4. 20 JAN

    108. How I Quietly Dysregulated My Own Nervous System

    In this episode, Grace gets honest about something she's been quietly navigating—how being online as a business owner and content creator has kept her nervous system in subtle but constant activation. Not major symptoms, just a low hum of hypervigilance she couldn't ignore anymore. She shares what she noticed in her own body, why the habit of reaching for your phone might be keeping your system from settling, and how to start pausing before the scroll. Grace also talks about the difference between consuming content and letting content consume you—and why she's started writing on Substack as a slower, deeper space for this work. This isn't about demonizing social media. It's about getting curious about the ways our modern world keeps us in low-grade activation, and what we can do about it. Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Course - Regulate your nervous system now Work with us in private min-body coaching Subscribe to my Substack for the deeper how-to's Download the FreeMe app for chronic fatigue FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    23 min

  5. 13 JAN

    107. Healing Digestive Issues & Brain Fog with Alex Eckford

    If you're dealing with digestive issues—whether it's IBS, chronic gut problems, or discomfort that's followed you since childhood—or if brain fog has been stealing your clarity and focus, this episode is one you don't want to miss. Alex Eckford can't remember a time when her body felt "normal." From elementary school stomach aches to debilitating brain fog as an adult, she spent years chasing diagnosis after diagnosis—mold, parasites, histamine intolerance—and watched her list of "safe" foods shrink until eating became its own source of anxiety. Nothing brought lasting relief. Then she found mind-body work, and everything shifted. Through the Mind-Body Healing Method and private sessions, Alex experienced a true transformation—not just managing her symptoms, but actually healing them. In this episode, Alex shares her journey from constant symptom-scanning to food freedom, and how understanding her nervous system helped her brain fog finally lift. ✨ Why years of protocols and food elimination didn't bring lasting healing ✨ The moment she realized her symptoms were tied to her nervous system, not infections or toxins ✨ How understanding the "red, yellow, green" zones helped her brain fog disappear ✨ The shift from "what's wrong with me?" to "how can I support my body?" ✨ What true food freedom looks like after years of restriction ✨ Why healing doesn't have to be hard—and how simple, consistent practices created the biggest changes If you've been wondering whether your symptoms could be neuroplastic, or if this work might be right for you, Alex's words at the end might just be the nudge you need: "If you're wondering if it's for you, it probably is." 🌿 Ready to start your healing journey? The Mind-Body Healing Method now has NEW updates with more individual support to help you truly heal—not just manage—your symptoms. Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Course - Regulate your nervous system now Work with us in private min-body coaching Subscribe to my Substack for the deeper how-to's Download the FreeMe app for chronic fatigue FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    33 min

  6. 6 JAN

    106. Best Tools You Need To Heal in 2026

    What actually helped people heal in 2025—and how can you carry that momentum into the new year?  In this episode, Grace reflects on the biggest shifts she's witnessed in her clients and community: from learning to see symptoms as messengers rather than enemies, to understanding what recovery really looks like (hint: it's not perfection). Grace breaks down the three pillars that made the biggest difference—curiosity, safety, and releasing fear—and explores why self-compassion isn't optional if you want to heal. She also shares what 2026 can look like when you stop fixing your body and start listening to it. In this episode: ✨ Why shifting symptoms are actually a hopeful sign ✨ What recovery really looks like (and why it's not about being symptom-free forever) ✨ The role of self-compassion, boundaries, and radical honesty in nervous system healing ✨ How to make 2026 the year your body finally feels like home Grace also shares how you can go deeper with the Mind-Body Healing Method (self-paced) or one-to-one support. Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Course - Regulate your nervous system now Work with us in private min-body coaching Subscribe to my Substack for the deeper how-to's Download the FreeMe app for chronic fatigue FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    23 min

  7. 30/12/2025

    105. BEST OF 2025: Episode 84. Navigating a Higher Needs Nervous System with Christie Uipi

    It's no surprise this is the most played and most downloaded episode of 2025. In this Best of 2025 replay, Grace sits down with Christie Uipi, LCSW—psychotherapist and co-creator of Pain Reprocessing Therapy—to explore what it really means to have a sensitive or "higher needs" nervous system. Both Grace and Christie share personal and professional experiences navigating this terrain: the dozens of symptoms, the endless specialists, and the eventual relief of realizing it all stems from one place. They dig into the nuance of what to embrace about your sensitivity versus what might be worth gently challenging—and how to tell the difference between honoring a boundary and letting fear run the show. This conversation covers the snowball effect of avoidance, why comparing yourself to people who "just hop out of bed" isn't helpful, and why the goal isn't to eliminate sensitivity—it's to access more joy. If you've ever felt like your nervous system asks for more than everyone else's, this one's for you. In this episode: What it means to have a higher needs nervous systemContainer vs. limitation: knowing what to accept and what to challengeHow avoidance becomes contagious—and how to interrupt itLetting go of exceptionalism and embracing balanceWhy healing isn't about going back to who you wereConnect with Christie: Website: bettermindcenter.com Instagram: @better.with.christy Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Course - Regulate your nervous system now Work with us in private min-body coaching Subscribe to my Substack for the deeper how-to's Download the FreeMe app for chronic fatigue FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    45 min

  8. 23/12/2025

    104. BEST OF 2025: From Spiraling to Soothing

    Welcome to our end-of-year tradition! This week, we're re-airing one of the top two episodes of 2025—and it's no surprise this one resonated so deeply. Catastrophizing is one of the most common mental habits keeping people stuck in chronic symptoms, fear, and anxiety. It's that moment when your brain jumps straight to the worst-case scenario: "I'm never going to heal." "This always happens." "What if it never goes away?" In this solo episode, Grace walks through exactly what's happening when you spiral, why your nervous system hits the panic button, and how to catch yourself in real time. She shares from her own journey with fatigue and chronic symptoms, and offers practical tools to help you turn toward yourself with presence and compassion instead of fear. Grace covers what catastrophizing actually is and why your brain does it, the 90-second rule for emotions, how to name it and ride the wave, calming reframes to use during a flare, and why even a one-second pause is powerful. Save this one and come back to it—it's an all-time favorite for a reason. Resources from Grace: Mind-Body Healing Method Course - Regulate your nervous system now Work with us in private min-body coaching Subscribe to my Substack for the deeper how-to's Download the FreeMe app for chronic fatigue FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook Connect with Grace Connect on Instagram Check out my website

    27 min
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Heal With Grace is a podcast that invites listeners into the world of holistic healing. Hosted by Grace Secker, a trained holistic psychotherapist, yoga therapist, and nervous system coach, each episode delves into the interconnected realms of mental, physical, and spiritual health. The podcast offers a unique blend of personal stories, professional insights, and practical tools for healing.

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  • Creator
    Grace Secker
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    110
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Heal with Grace
  • Show Website
    Heal with Grace

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